Fidel Ortiz Tovar, also known as ''Fidelón'' (10 October 1908 – 9 September 1975) was a Mexican

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who represented his country in the

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and

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. In the later competition, he defeated

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pugilist Stig Cederberg to win the bronze medal in the

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class.

Amateur career

In Amsterdam 1928, he lost his first fight in the bantamweight competition and was eliminated. Eight years later, he won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the third place fight against Stig Cederberg.

1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Fidel Ortiz, a Mexican bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Vittorio Tamagnini (Italy) on points

1936 Olympic results

Below are the results of Fidel Ortiz, a Mexican bantamweight boxer, who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Herve Lacelles (Canada) on points * Round of 16: defeated Albert Barnes (Great Britain) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Alec Hannan (South Africa) on points * Semifinal: lost to Jack Wilson (United States) on points * Bronze Medal bout: defeated Stig Cederberg (Sweden) on points (won bronze medal)

References

Boxers from Mexico City Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1908 births 1975 deaths Mexican male boxers {{mexico-boxing-bio-stub